Felipe Lee-Chong

Felipe Wang-Xi Lee-Chong Cartes (born 21 October 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right-back for Trasandino.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lee-Chong and the second or maternal family name is Cartes.
Felipe Lee-Chong
Personal information
Full name Felipe Wang-Xi Lee-Chong Cartes[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Trasandino
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Puerto Montt 1 (0)
2018–2020 Rodelindo Román
2020–2021 Trasandino
2021–2022 Deportes Recoleta 12 (1)
2022– Trasandino 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Lee-Chong made his professional debut in 2016 for Puerto Montt, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 Primera B de Chile draw with Deportes La Serena.[2] Despite this appearance, he left Puerto Montt at the end of the season, before joining Tercera A side Rodelindo Román.[2] He joined Trasandino in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, he was unable to play the full season, and resorted to selling hamburgers with his cousin to make a living.[2][3]

He returned to professional football in 2021, signing with Segunda División side Deportes Recoleta.[2] Despite helping the club to promotion, he was released at the end of the season, returning to Trasandino, who were now in the Segunda División.[3] He renewed his contract with Trasandino for the 2023 season.[4]

Personal life

Lee-Chong's grandfather, Chong Lee Lam (known in Chile as Benito Lee Chong Lam), fled his native China to avoid the rising tensions between China and Japan, as well as the Chinese Civil War, arriving in Chile in 1928.[5] He went on to run a butchers shop in Santiago, and had six children, including Óscar and Luis, both of whom went on to play football.[5]

Felipe is the son of Óscar Lee-Chong, and the nephew of Luis.[5] His cousin, Jaime Carreño, is also a professional footballer.[5] In 2019, he spent time on trial with then-Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, and unsuccessfully attempted to gain Chinese nationality.[5]

He has a son, also named Óscar, who was born in 2018.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 February 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Puerto Montt 2016–17 Primera B de Chile 10000010
Deportes Recoleta 2021 Segunda División 1210000121
Trasandino 2022 2021[lower-alpha 1]000212
Career total 3331000343
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Copa Chile

References
  1. Felipe Lee-Chong at Soccerway
  2. Tobar, Daniel (30 May 2021). "De vender hamburguesas a volver al fútbol profesional tras 5 años: "Es un renacer"" [From selling hamburgers to returning to professional football after 5 years: "It's a rebirth"]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. Alfaro, Álvaro (8 July 2022). "La revancha de Felipe Lee Chong tras sus 3 frustrados fichajes al extranjero: "Las condiciones eran malísimas, dormía en un sofá"" [Felipe Lee Chong's revenge after his 3 frustrated transfers abroad: "The conditions were very bad, he slept on a sofa"]. deportes13.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "Trasandino quiere ir por el ascenso: Suma nueve refuerzos y también renovaciones" [Trasandino wants to go for promotion: Add nine reinforcements and also renewals]. primerabchile.cl (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  5. Herrera de la Fuente, Claudio (17 September 2020). "Los Lee Chong, el clan que se chilenizó a través del fútbol" [Lee Chong, the clan that became Chilean through soccer]. elmercurio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2023. (subscription required)
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